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| Topic | Against my better judgement, I play through TLOU2. *spoilers* |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/28/21 1:57:43 AM #15 | g0ldie posted... what do you mean? *hunts down someone with their only lead is that hes named Joel* Im Joel, hes Tommy *immediately goes for the shotgun & golf club when she can* Theres a reason why it was a joke going around for a while that Abby went around the country killing anyone named Joel like a psychopath before the events of the game Darmik posted... Not really sure why you're bothering. Did you think I was bluffing about finding it cheap and used and waiting for my PS4 to get fixed or getting a PS5 to eventually play it? All of that? At least I have Ghost of Tsushima to chase this game out of my HDD. Darmik posted... What do you think doesn't make sense about the scene? That she found Joel? Seems pretty obvious that Joel would be one of the lookouts for the town. Joel never even has his last name revealed until his grave and were supposed to believe that she put two and two together without even that much, dont give Druckmann any credit for how they had their fateful encounter because its just that. You know how I thought Id hate this game but then I played it and my opinion changed is a common anecdote shared when it comes to this game? Yeah Im not obligated to feel the same way lol; I had TLOU1 spoiled for me too and that just made me want to finish it even more. In comparison if went in blind here with no idea that the game would blueball me in terms of payoff then Id be VERY salty, so if anything the leaks are probably increasing my patience with this game overall --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | New multi-console Sonic game announced for 2022 |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/28/21 1:42:32 AM #19 | Honestly Sonic 2006 probably wouldve been decent if it wasnt rushed rushed RUSHED Whatever this is, Sega better have already let it bake in the over for at least a year or two because 2022 is right around the corner --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Against my better judgement, I play through TLOU2. *spoilers* |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/28/21 1:40:12 AM #5 | That scene made no sense unless you knew about Abbys past and literally everyone knew nothing about Abbys past yet, so it just came off as convenience plot as how its presented Well, just completed downtown Seattle (even got the trophy for exploring all the areas) and thats it for the night. Are they doing that thing they did in Uncharted 4 where everything looks open-ended but it really isnt? It sure feels like that; only worthwhile place was the one where you found the shotgun --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | 22 y/o STOMPS on a PARAKEET because the Pet Store REFUSED his $30 REFUND!! |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/27/21 10:40:30 PM #58 | It was less about the bird and more about him feeling wronged, he can get fucked sideways. Im surprised hes getting more than just a fine honestly, so this is nice to see --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Does RE1 Remake hold up |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/27/21 10:37:20 PM #9 | Generally yes Dialogue was always kinda cheesy even compared to the original game and once you get things like the Magnum and the Combat Shotgun I feel like zombies become merely a nuisance as opposed to a threat --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Against my better judgement, I play through TLOU2. *spoilers* |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/27/21 10:20:57 PM #1 | Found it at a local game store for about $15 back in March. Been putting it off until I realized that I wanna play Ghost of Tsushima properly AFTER this one, so might as well get it out of the way. Got that scene at the beginning out of the way, now I can finally start playing the game. Hard mode, just like my first time through TLOU1. Glad I kinda waited actually, playing this at 60 FPS on a PS5. Like Ghost of Tsushima this was basically a PS5 game disguised as a PS4 exclusive anyway, so it scales so amazingly well. Since some people think I want this game to be underwhelming before I even start, this is what I think is great so far: -Graphics are fucking-A. The snow in particular is some of the most realistic stuff Ive seen in any game. -The worldbuilding at the beginning is decent. The buildup to that scene is a little long, but adds to the tension of you expecting something to happen, -Controls feel a little tighter than in TLOU1, no hit boxes on the infected. Course, I read the leaks which is probably the only reason why I didnt ragequit after that scene for the night. Thats not my only gripe either: -The setup at the beginning makes perfect sense for Ellie.but makes nearly no sense for Abby. Talk about a convenience plot. Dont tell me theyre gonna explain properly it later, cause I cant think of how hard the stars had to align for things to work out like they did. -Abby being able to knuckledust infected seems like a cheap way to make her play like Joel in the first game in terms of difficulty. -Ellies switchblade stealth kill means that Clickers are just about as difficult as the regular infected. I hope that changes later on but I doubt it. -These guns have pathetically low ammo counts. 6 bullets in a presumably well-kept non-revolver pistol? I guess thats just an excuse to persuade you to upgrade the capacity later on or maybe for difficulty balancing, but seeing as how ol reliable brick and bottle are still present I might just have to resort for those. Overall, I already know the story is gonna suck ass so now Im just curious to see how they improve the gameplay. But so far, it seems like the pattern of loot, sneak/fight, explore is intact for better or worse. --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Has anyone actually been following the Fast and the Furious saga? |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/25/21 12:07:31 AM #12 | I'm not sure which series got off the rails faster, this or Saints Row --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | There was really no excuse for the RE7 Chris Step-Dad design |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/25/21 12:06:28 AM #3 | I liked his 7 design; it felt more in line with his original RE1 appearance. Too bad people complained and they tried to brute force his old appearance into the new engine and it looks about as expected --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | What was the first make of car that you drove? |
| AvantgardeAClue 05/08/21 1:26:47 PM #6 | 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Was totaled in an accident in 2012 I miss that car; it had volume controls ON THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Needs to be said, £70 is fucking disgraceful for one game this generation. |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/23/21 4:29:11 AM #67 | I think Sony is only pushing $70 games because they think they can get away with it. I sure fucking hope it doesn't catch on. Xbox hasn't tried it yet so that's a hopeful gesture If it doesn't then I'll just keep waiting. I can't think of a non-Nintendo game that doesn't have some sort of sale after about a month --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Sony patents an AI bot that will play your games for you |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/23/21 4:27:47 AM #2 | Oh great Now critics can write their 10/10 review as they watch essentially a let's play in real time --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Vampires are pretty played out, aren't they? |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/23/21 4:26:28 AM #24 | Lady Dimitrescu is basically the mascot for Resident Evil 8 though lol Either way I don't quite think Capcom expected this level of memetic mutation about her, but then again maybe they did --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/23/21 4:23:26 AM #26 | Zeus posted... Considering that it was less a rise in incidents and more media hyping up a narrative, this can only go well >_> It's to appease consciences and make it seem like Congress is actually doing something worthwhile, so the finer details aren't always important unfortunately --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Actors that never died and/or played a bad guy in a film/TV show. |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/23/21 4:20:39 AM #267 | Ooh here's one Emily Blunt? --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | 'The Last of Us: Part II' becomes 1st game ever to reach 300 GOTY awards |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/22/21 6:27:46 PM #56 | Darmik posted... That isn't what I said. I was clarifying your post. g0ldie posted... I mean, you were trying to argue the opposite with your previous post. I was only talking about the Player's Choice award from The Game Awards in December in comparison to all the other awards it stole that night, but hey a few Player's Choice awards from other sites means that nobody can't say the fans didn't universally love it right? LightningAce11 posted... How do you have the energy to still whine about this game a year later. Same way one can still have the energy to care about how many awards it got a year later. I'd imagine neither take up that much energy --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | 'The Last of Us: Part II' becomes 1st game ever to reach 300 GOTY awards |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/22/21 6:21:47 PM #52 | Darmik posted... The Last of Us 2 won 68 Readers Choice Awards and Ghost of Tsushima won 4. Welp Guess TLOU2 shits all over GoT then /s --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | 'The Last of Us: Part II' becomes 1st game ever to reach 300 GOTY awards |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/22/21 6:16:27 PM #49 | All those awards and I STILL found it for $15 less than a year after release, lol All those awards and it STILL couldn't get the Player's Choice award away from Ghost of Tsushima, shame --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Man Call of Duty Warzone really fucking sucks now |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/21/21 9:24:27 PM #6 | ZMythos posted... confusing menuing when getting loadouts or buy stations, Let's not get too crazy now, you literally pick from a linear list for both. What's "confusing" about it ZMythos posted... nd my personal favorite the "play again" button which doesn't actually put you in a new lobby right away but instead replaces the main lobby screen with a loading screen where you don't get to customize loadouts or your character for 40 seconds. Well yes, that's the difference between that option and simply returning to the menu. Would you want your loadout customization to be ruined by joining a match because you only have like 40 seconds to do something? --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Amazon allegedly illegally interfered in Alabama warehouse election |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/19/21 3:16:45 PM #9 | Funkydog posted... I'd be more surprised if they hadn't done this. --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | PS3/VITA stores are NOT closing down! |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/19/21 3:16:22 PM #3 | TheVipaGTS posted... and now most of the people who complained will go back to not using either of those storefronts or playing those consoles lol. "Hurr no one plays old games" Meanwhile on Xbox https://screenrant.com/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility-playtime/ --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | PS3 and Vita stores will continue operations |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/19/21 2:01:37 PM #34 | Good Xbox got BTFO over their shitty decision to increase Xbox Live, now it's Sony's turn. Maybe now they'll try improving the stores instead of just going "lol nobody plays older games" --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Actors that never died and/or played a bad guy in a film/TV show. |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 2:19:22 PM #236 | I got one Jeffery Donovan? --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Blood-clotting illness 30x more prevalent in Moderna-Pfizer recipients than Ast |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 10:06:37 AM #11 | AldousIsDead posted... Stay the fuck away from people, Wash your damn hands, wear your damn mask, get your damn shot. This is satire right --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | It's going to be way more when/if Queen Elizabeth passes |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 10:05:56 AM #9 | That's why Markle left lol She didn't want to be part of the queen's life force --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Wait.... people really judge how much money you have based on your phone? |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 10:04:44 AM #18 | You can get a brand new iPhone SE for $400 and the XR with Face ID starts at $500. Not exactly expensive compared to other phones Even the flagships are either subsidized or financed lol, nobody's dropping full price on an iPhone every year unless you're a big tech Youtubers --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Arrogant Sony is back eh? |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 9:56:54 AM #61 | MacDaMurderer posted... Once Sony put out its Game Pass equivalent people will be back on praising Sony. They spent $380 million on acquiring cloud technology for PlayStation Now lol, if anything they've been trying to double down on it lately CruelBuffalo posted... They fancy themselves as part of Hollywood now, hence the urge for "blockbusters" On a more serious note, Jim Ryan is the Sony equivalent of Don Mattrick and he's lucky PS5 is selling so well (mainly to scalpers) because he should probably be the last PlayStation exec talking with his frequent foot in mouth habit --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Arrogant Sony is back eh? |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 9:55:19 AM #60 | Flamer_Blue posted... raising price of PS+. Wait did they really do this Right after Microsoft got shit on for doing the same? lmao It's the PS3 era all over again/tock in the tick-tock cycle, who's to say this gen won't pull a reverse Uno card on them --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | What game series is the biggest pain to play all main games in the series |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 9:52:45 AM #2 | Bump --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Actors that never died and/or played a bad guy in a film/TV show. |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 2:03:26 AM #210 | Questionmarktarius posted... Has there ever been a film or tv show where Sean Bean didn't get dead? National Treasure, actually --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | MCU got real preachy with Falcon&Winter Soldier |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 2:00:36 AM #107 | Doom_Art posted... The fact that this is a concern you have says more about you than anyone else tbh It says that....I'm not interested in good writing taking a backseat to someone's morality? People seem to forget these days that the two aren't necessarily mutual --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | MCU got real preachy with Falcon&Winter Soldier |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 12:32:13 AM #95 | I'm not sure of the exact thing in the series being referenced because I haven't watched that far ahead yet But anyone who needs media to reaffirm themselves of what's right and what's wrong are consuming it for the wrong reasons tbqh I don't mind a little social commentary here and there but when it starts to feel like an author filibuster instead of a natural trajectory of the storyline then the average reader is gonna be lost That's why I hate 1984's "book within a book" strategy --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | They're about to announce RE4 remake |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/17/21 12:24:24 AM #10 | MOTHERFUCKERS Now I have to get a VR headset to experience this myself lol How do they keep getting me to buy it I love this --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | What game series is the biggest pain to play all main games in the series |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/16/21 5:14:22 PM #1 | A while ago I would've said Kingdom Hearts, but now you can play the entire series on an Xbox One/Series or PS4/PS5 Now I say Valkyria Chronicles, particularly because you have to have a PSP/Vita/Playstation TV to play 2 and 3. The first game can be played on PS3, PS4 and Switch and the newest game on PS4/Xbox One. What sucks is that 2 and 3 ARE worth playing and so while you could technically skip from 1 to 4, you'd be missing a LOT of new mechanics in the process --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | They're about to announce RE4 remake |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/15/21 6:21:06 PM #5 | Hmm I wonder of the three main areas is gonna get shafted to focus on the other two I like modern Capcom but I don't simply see them doing the village, castle AND the island --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | ITT: I keep track of how many literary agents reject me. |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/15/21 6:20:08 PM #21 | marthsheretoo posted... That would honestly be super amazing, should I PM you or something? Sorry I was at work and forgot, DM me tonight and I'll send it over to you WingsOfGood posted... comparing ages is useless Tolkien was 45 when he published The Hobbit, further proving that point --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Ok folks, since Sony is getting rid of their games, |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/15/21 6:18:50 PM #22 | Pome posted... You guys are freaking out but you can still get the games when they become remastered on PS5. Also you can still buy used physical copies. This is satire, right RIGHT --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Ok folks, since Sony is getting rid of their games, |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/14/21 3:18:38 PM #16 | Trumpo posted... It is still there Huh, dunno what that guy was talking about then --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Ok folks, since Sony is getting rid of their games, |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 10:34:42 PM #11 | Persona 4 Golden isnt on Steam anymore from what Ive heard so the Vita version is your last best (legal) choice. --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Report: Sony will remake The Last of Us 1 |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 10:31:42 PM #166 | Darmik posted... This is an example of how it's so difficult to talk to you about this game. You completely misunderstand the sequel and characters to the point where it seems like willful ignorance. Your problem is that you think the original game is in service of explaining everything that happens in the sequel, to the point where the ending is explicitly explicit instead of implicit. I know nothing pains you more than someone badmouthing TLOU2, but holy fucking shit dont you even try to use the first game to boost up the second one like that. Blackstar110 posted... Ding ding ding! It's really not complicated for Ellie to both love Joel and resent what he did. I have no idea what Avantgarde thinks was "retconned" outside of Joel killing three doctors instead of a minimum of one... Darmik here is right, it's hard to have these conversations in good faith when it feels like the people you're talking to are being disingenuous. How can you claim to be all about the ambiguity while also pretending to not understand how Ellie could have conflicted emotions about Joel? Im not trying to argue that Ellie cant resent Joel while also loving him, otherwise why would she still be with him past TLOU2? What Im not amused by is people trying to tell me that it was obvious Ellie had a death wish at the end of TLOU1 and that her reason for hating Joel is because he denied her that. Neither one of them realized what helping the Fireflies with the cure entailed before they got there; that much is stated as recently as the level before the hospital. Ellies disappointment comes not necessarily from Joel lying to her, but rather than their entire journey and all the growth and sacrifice that came from it felt meaningless (the it in it cant be for nothing is precisely that). It doesnt matter what Ashley thinks and I only brought Troys quote up to prove the point that everyone interpreted the ending differently, so pretending to think that anyone knew what it meant is gonna go nowhere. Druckmann is not that fucking smart to foresee the esoteric happy ending the first game couldve created, stop pretending that he is. Blackstar110 posted... But yeah, what you said about Tommy validating his choice is exactly it. Its why I struggle with these conversations. Even the more eloquent people who want to debate me on why I liked it (as opposed to just dumping on it or whatever) tend to eventually circle back to how the game tries to make you feel guilty or tries to make you hate Joel/Ellie and I just kinda dont know what game they played, I guess. If people wanna criticize the pacing or narrative structure, I dont really agree but thats fine, just difference of opinion. Some stuff is just still like ...what? to me though. The second game retcons --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | ITT: I keep track of how many literary agents reject me. |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 9:51:05 PM #17 | |
| Topic | Best James Bond game that isn't Goldeneye? |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 5:35:14 PM #29 | Did TWINE or TND get a lot of Goldeneye comparisons at the time, or did people like them for what they were? --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Report: Sony will remake The Last of Us 1 |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 5:33:26 PM #162 | Blackstar110 posted... Riley was the first to die....then Tess...then Sam... Im still waiting for my turn. Not believing Joel and accepting whatever might've happened at the end of the first game are not mutually exclusive. Anything and everything that happened in TLOU2 was haphazardly retconned to justify whatever happened in TLOU2, and even then some things still make no sense ( And about Word of God, Troy Baker seems to differ about whether Joel did the right thing or not: I feel like everyone says Joel could have saved the world, that he had the opportunity to save the world, and in my opinion he did save the world. Because that girl was his world and if he couldnt save her, there was no world worth saving. Baker pauses dramatically, I think to me that speaks to especially in a time like right now that speaks to our humanity. If were not willing to do these things, then is humanity really worth saving? He's absolutely right. Humanity was already fucked and there was no guarantee that the Fireflies could not only make a vaccine, but also distribute it in a meaningful way. "The Last of Us" can refer to a million different things, but in the terms of the original meaning I think it was referring to Ellie and Joel (and to a lesser extent Tommy, Maria and Jackson) being one of the last bastions of humanity and love (especially when Druckmann said the first game was about love). Marlene was willing to give up Ellie for a potential cure. Joel wasn't, out of love. You don't have to agree, but I know you understand. --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | no eta on rtx 3080 stock -_- |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 5:12:00 PM #24 | pogo_rabid posted... I literally posted a video explaining what's going on. You did and I watched it, I was just trying to simplify things for SevenTenths posted... You can't expect someone who lives in ignorance to seek knowledge this troglodyte --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Best James Bond game that isn't Goldeneye? |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 5:10:22 PM #24 | Oh yeah E&N had all the fucking James Bond actors reprising their roles for the game Not that voice acting is a high priority for James Bond games but it shows how much they cared about getting it right Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, and Sean Connery also reprised their roles in future games Hell, Sean Connery stepped out of retirement briefly just because he was excited at the prospect of reprising Bond lol --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Best James Bond game that isn't Goldeneye? |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 12:46:23 AM #1 | Killing the James Bond IP is Activision's greatest sin
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The Daniel Craig games shouldn't be overlooked either --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Disgaea RPG mobile is launching at 10pm EST tonight |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 12:43:25 AM #26 | Questionmarktarius posted... I'd rather pay $60 upfront than "free". Disgaea 6 is coming soon then I doubt you'd want to buy $60 for a "best of" collection essentially --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
| Topic | Disgaea RPG mobile is launching at 10pm EST tonight |
| AvantgardeAClue 04/13/21 12:26:36 AM #21 | So what are everyone's initial thoughts I'm already invested in a few gachas but like any good addiction I'm displacing it with other gachas --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. |
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